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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17118, 13 April 1921, Page 10

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Nominations for the New Brighton Trotting Club's Autumn Meeting close at noon to-day. The monthly meeting of the Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association will be held at 2 p.m. to-day. Acceptances' for the South Canterbury J ockev Club's Autumn Meeting close at 8 p.m. on triday. •Owin* to a number of private busi-j ness matters requiring las attention, A. GrnVwill be unablo to leave for togland by the Niagara, but has booked »■ passage bv the Marama which is due to leave 'Wellington on the 2bth inst. He hopes to roach the Old Country in time to catch the Derby, which is inn on June Ist. J. Williamson recently, .turned down an offer of llOOgns for Loyal Irish •{writes "Whalebone" in the -Auckland Star"). The son of Abroad was very unlucky to be beaten in the Nursery Handicap at Avondale on Wednesday, for ho was'finishing on at a great rate, and a strido past the post was in front •Loval Irish will probably be shipped to Srdnev in the course of a few weeKs, and as he shows evidence of great stayin* power some of the back-end handicaps for two-year-olds, over seven furlongs and a mite, should be well within his reach. The colt, if he- is sent across, will go into P. Nolan's charge. Spanner, who seems to have lost all form was recently purchased by Mr H. W. Burch, of Hamilton He carried his new owner's colours for the farst time at Avondale last Wednesday, but gave r.n indifferent display. Silver Link, the winner of the North Island Challenge Stakes, has during her four seasons' racing contested 4f races, of which she has won lb, been placed second 12 times, third 7 times, and unplaced 12 times. She was bought for 80 guineas as a yearling, and has won for her owner, Mr A. Alexander, 8610 sovs in stakes. The Manawatu Racing Club's Autumn Meeting, which opens to-day, will attract a good deal of interest, tor some of the leading two-year-olds will meet in the Sires' Produce Stakes, while the Awapuni Gold Cup, run at weight-for-age over a mile and a. quarter, is expected to bring about another meeting between Duo and Sasanof. The Kaikoura Trotting Club's Annual Meeting takes place to-morrow. P. T. Hogan's tenancy of Rorko's Drift Lodge having expired, the very successful local mentor will probably move on to new quarters m South Canterbury at ah early date (writes Sir Modred in tho "Southland Times"). ,The genial trainer will be very much 'missed in local turf circles, and while he will carry away with him the best wishes of tho Southland racing community the hopo will always- he uppermost that he will one day return tr the south, -where he has done a great deal to foster and encourage the crosscountry game, and he certainly acted the part of pioneer in taking local horses abroad to compete with the best in the land—his success with Magdala in the Winter Cup of 1912 leading to far-reaching results in this direction. He was also the first southern mentor to invade the North Island, when he secured a slight measure of success with a horse called Spinning Flight, and he followed this up in later years by scoring with Kilkee at Trentiiam and taking away some of the prize-money .with Wild Pilgrim. His successes on. foreign, tracks with Rorke's Drift, Almoner, Bengeroop, Bill Perkins, Eleus, Palladioi Honest Tom, Silverspire, Zarkoma, ttteeon, Redshire, Calma, Bed .Pal, Tin Soldier, Golden King, Songbird, and many other horses were all very fine advertisements for the home province as a locality where racehorses could be reared, trained, and raced. SOUTH CANTERBinRY J.C.'S AUTUMN" MEETING.' ' : The following ibjandka.pjS have been de- ° GLADSTONE HACK "WELTER HANDICAP, of 160 eovs; lm—Counterstroke 9 la; Mandrake 9 5; Mirza 9 3; ■LocheUa 9 3; Bomform 91; Indus 6 12; Lord Asbtea. 8 11; Connie Jack 8 9; KiTbany 8 8; Goodstaitt 8 7; Buddy Gold 8 6;. .Osterman, 8 3; ViceBegal 8 8; Chinatown 8 8; Lmton 8; Blacid 7 13; GosearA 7 .12; "Woltiea 7*11; Samuin 7'11; Dietary 7 11. SMITHFIELD HANDICAP, of 250 sova; 6f—Radial 10 9; Silver Peak 10 8; Sunny Corner 9 11; Kiuowen 9 8; Satisfaction 9 3; Pyjama, 8 9; Bed Pal 8 8; Kilkla 8 2; Miss Muriel 8 2; Mustard Pot 7 13; Miss Camouflaro 7 7; Link Up 7 6; Going Up 7 5; Bonny, Mac 7 2; Samaran* .7 1; Thestius 6 18; Palladium" 6. 10; Sleepy Head 0 12; Bunny 6 19 j Thistlecrown 6 12; Sunlit C 7; Theda 6 7; Multiplication 6 7; Lady Blissful 67. ' . _ '■. TIMARU CUP, of 500 sovs; Urn—Royal Stag 9 9; Foo Chow 9.6; Eleus 9 4; Horka's Drift 8 11; Miaa Mi-fio 8 10; Kilkee 8 6; •Clran Sweep 8 6; Melee 8; Bengeroop 7 13; Sunny. Comer 7 18; Linden 7 12; Egotism «7 10- Pakmon 7 6; Thaddeus 7 5; .Toim Barleycorn. 7 4; Falstaff 7 4; Bunny Loch 73; Miaa Muriel 7 .2; Dutoh Courage 79; Malaga. 7 1; Twinjcle 6 7; Jock 6 7; Jiight Alarm 6 7; Starlike 6 7. OTIPUA STEEPLECHASE,'of 260 sova; 2Jm— Manawaponga 12 13; Golden Prince It 13; Lawsuit 11 13; Sitverepire 1.1 5; BairriSier 10-11; Glenisla 10.11; Endure 10 1.1;, Magdala 10 10; Zarkoma 10 10; Dummrre 10 1; Staff Officer 9 13; Sartomart 9 7; InnisfaUen 9 7; Trickery 9 7. ROSEIWILL HACK HANDICAP, of 160 bovb; 6f—Egotism 9 13; fiembric 8 13; Bonny Mao 8 11; Bomform 8 10; Pit Prop 8 9; Buddy Gold 8-1; Timepiece 8 1; Lima 8 1; (Merman 7 9; Gotward 7 8; Lady Linkß 7 7; Jeater 7 4; Pallafa 7.3; Bothnia 7 2; "WoKhea 7 2; "Whipcord 6 13; Silk Lace 612; Foreign Strife 6 12. DONCASTER WELTER HANDICAP, of 250 eova; 7f—/Jashmere 10 5; Kilkee 10,2; Satisfaction 9 18; Borodino 9.6; Sunny' Loch 9 4; Thaddeus 9 3; Macduff 9 3; Marching Order 8 2; Counter Attack 9 2; General Advance 8 11; Tiranga 8 9; Mies Camouflage '8 8; Brail 8 8:-John Barleycorn 8 7; Lank Up 8 4; Twinkle 8 4; Golden Kin? 8 4; BeHsfcire 8 4; Boseday 8 3; Comment B_2; Greek Son. 8; Marianne 7 13; Barley Bites. 7 lit; Benofitb 7 11; Starlike 7 11; Nxsrttt Alarm 7 11; Kauwhero 7 11; Palladium 7 11; Multiplication 7 11; 'Pussyfoot 7 11; Austin 7 11. MANAWATU R.C.'S AUTUMN 1 MEETING. (SPECIAL TO "THE KIESS.") PALMERSTON .NOBTH, April 12. The Manawatu Baoing Club will open its Autumn Meeting to-morrow on the Aw»puna racecourse. Visitors have arrived from. Bill parts of the North Island, and fine weather and a successful day's racing seem assured. Eleus is an unlikely starter in, tho Prince of "Wales Handicap, but the field to face the eitarter promises to be a large one. Askwri will probably start favourite, and along with Halifax and Rouen, a couple of Hibxee-year-oHs" that h*ve been showing good form of late, Bhould run well. .Of the fourteen carded in the Thirteenth Manawatu SireY Produce Stakes, Fulsome, Aureate, and Purple Spur have been scratched. The other eleven have arrived at headquarters, tut the BxeseiMS) of the Fordell youngster; Tamafteto 3nd The Hawk, a winner at the Wellington Kacing Club's Autumn Meeting, in the race, will probably reduce tho number of startera, and the final ißsnei i» expected to be fought cut between these two. Bouen, who is eni gaged in Who Prince of "Wales Handicap, and Eleus will probably be found declining their ■ engagements in tha Awapuni Gold Gup, in wMch. Duo and Listowel have recent form to recommend them. In the Telegraph Handicap Bindle and Tigritiya «ro the fancies.